User manual SONY VAIO VGN-AR770U

[. . . ] Keep your forearms horizontal, with your wrists in a neutral, comfortable position while using the keyboard, touch pad, or external mouse. Let your upper arms hang naturally at your sides. Take breaks during sessions with your computer. Excessive use of the computer may strain muscles or tendons. [. . . ] The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box 2. 4. Click to select the PC Card in the Hardware devices window, if it is not already selected. The Stop a Hardware device window appears. Make sure the PC Card is selected, and click OK. A message appears stating it is safe to remove the hardware device. Push the PC Card eject button (for location information, see "Locating Controls and Ports. "). Gently pull the card out of the slot. 5. 6. 7. To remove a PC Card while the computer is off 1. Gently pull the card out of the slot. Page 107 Connecting and disconnecting PC Card drives The PC Card drive enables you to read data stored on a DVD or CD. Your computer may come with an external PC Card drive, depending on the model you purchased. If you wish to purchase a PC Card drive, shop Sony online at http://www. sonystyle. com/vaio or contact your local retailer. If you connect a non-Sony DVD drive to your VAIO® computer, DVD playback may not function properly. Place the port replicator on a stable surface Align the sides of the computer with the sidewalls of the port replicator. Connecting the com puter and port replicator 5. Gently place the computer on top of the port replicator until it clicks into place. Make sure the port replicator is securely fastened to the computer. Plug the AC adapter into the DC IN port on the port replicator, and plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. The power indicator (marked "DC IN") on the port replicator turns on. 6. Connecting the AC adapter to port replicator 7. Press the Power button to turn on the computer. Page 111 Disconnecting a Port Replicator Disconnecting a port replicator when the computer is in a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate) or the battery power is low may result in data loss or a computer malfunction. You can disconnect a port replicator when the computer is on or off. When the battery is low, turn off the computer before you disconnect a port replicator. To disconnect a port replicator 1. Close any active programs to prevent data loss, and disconnect the AC adapter. Lift the computer up and away from the port replicator. Releasing the Com puter from a Port Replicator Page 112 Audio and Video Connections Using i. LINK Digital Video Recorders You can connect a digital video (DV) recorder, such as a Sony digital video recorder, to the i. LINK®1 S400 (IEEE 1394) port on your computer. The i. LINK digital video camera recorder is an external device that enables you to record and view digital images on your computer via the i. LINK port. i. LI N K is a trademark of Sony us ed to des ignate that a produc t c ontains an I E E E 1 3 9 4 c onnec tor. T he i. LI N K c onnec tion may vary, depending on the s oftware applic ation, operating s ys tem, and c ompatible i. LI N K devic es . A ll produc ts with an i. LI N K c onnec tion may not c ommunic ate with eac h other. Refer to the doc umentation that c ame with your c ompatible i. LI N K devic e for more information on operating c onditions and proper c onnec tion. [. . . ] PictureGear Studio still image management software displays still images from your hard drive or a Sony digital still camera. The still images appear in a convenient light-table format so that you can easily view the contents of an entire folder, create your own photo albums, and make prints. Web site http://www. sony. com/pcsupport Telephone 888-4-SONY-PC (888-476-6972) Quattro Pro® Corel Corporation Web site http://www. corel. com Quicken® New User Edition Intuit Inc. Web site http://www. intuit. com/support/quicken/ RecordNow! [. . . ]